(09-19-2022 10:03 AM)BeatWestern! Wrote: (09-19-2022 09:43 AM)UofToledoFans Wrote: Based on what I saw with opponent considered:
1. (+7) EMU - FLY THE FLAG, P5 road win. Best win of the year. Paired with road loss to good G5 and taking care of business at home vs. FCS.
2. (+1) KENT- Finally got a winnable game and did its thang.
3. (-1) Toledo- Toledo got unlucky with OSUs WR all back healthy. But I still didnt think itd be that bad on Defense... Finn playing like MAC MVP though.
4. (-3) WMU- Pitt is good
5. (-1) Miami- UC is good
6. (-1) Ohio- No real difference between 4-6.
7. (+5) BG- Dinged for FCS loss, but 2nd best win of the conference is Marshall so far.
8. (-1) BSU- Shutout
9. (-3) NIU- Not getting lucky in 2022
10. (=) CMU- Lots to prove, but this week thats all you could do was Win.
11. (-2) AKRON- I mean not much was expexted this weekend
12. (-1) UB- Actually played better than I thought, but still are held down from the FCS loss.[/u]
Absolutely laughable! I can assure you, there aren't nine MAC teams better than CMU!
I don't think CMU should be 10th, maybe a few spots higher. But honestly, what have they accomplished so far?
- The OSU game was 51-15 in the 3rd quarter, 58-28 in the middle of the 4th. The game was over when CMU rattled of some garbage time points.
- South Alabama came in and dominated that game. It was 38-10 in the middle of the 4th quarter. The game was over when CMU again scored a few late TDs to make the score look more respectable.
- CMU struggled with Bucknell (one of the worst teams in DI) for 3 quarters before yet again scoring some late points when Bucknell's D was gassed to make things look better. I watched some of that game and Bucknell was god awful. They were small and weak in the trenches and their QB couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. I think it was their 3rd string QB?
Richardson and Nichols have struggled big time and now Dallas Dixon is done for the year.
Next week you get Penn State. Their RB Nick Singleton has 334 yards on 30 carries. Compare that to Lew Nichols' 258 yards on 71 carries. Against FBS opponents, Nichols has 92 yards on 41 carries. Richardson has completed under 50% of his throws against both South Alabama and Bucknell....Bucknell!!!
CMU has problems right now, I'm sure you'd agree. So there's really nothing to get upset about when a random MAC fan ranks CMU 10th in their power rankings that don't matter.